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Redeye sponge crab
Dromia erythropus
(Edwards, 1771)
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Summary
Saltwater. Sponge crabs. Cut and shape sponge "caps" which they hold in
place with two pair of upturned rear legs. During the day tipically
remain stationary hiding under sponge caps: feed at night.
To be confused with
- Spongy Decorator Crab Macrocoeloma trispinosum
- Antilles Sponge Crab Criptodromiopsis antillensis
Characteristics
Size: 5-7,5 cm.
Colour: Tip of pincers red, coloor of body and claws highly variable.
Shape: Short feltlike hair covers carpace, legs and pincers, large spine on the side of each eye.
Habitat environment and ecology
Inhabits reefs. Cut and shape sponge "caps" which they hold in place
with two pair of upturned rear legs. During the day tipically remain
stationary hiding under sponge caps: feed at night.
Distribution range
BES-eilanden: St. Eustatius.
Author
[Marion Haarsma, april 2015]
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